Gift card spending will hit $28.79 billion in 2013 according to the National Retail Federation. A survey conducted by the same agency says that 81% of shoppers will buy at least one gift card this year and the average spent on gift cards is $156.86.

Making gift cards available for purchase through your credit union can make holiday shopping easier on your members as well as increase your credit union's revenue stream. LSC offers several programs that allow credit unions to compete with gift card and reloadable "stored value" debit cards.